bsmphilly.com Topics: cannabishttp://www.bsmphilly.com/topics/cannabis/?utm_medium=RSS2012-07-30T11:31:00+00:00Police seize synthetic marijuana in local sweep2012-07-30T11:31:00+00:00John Loftushttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2012/jul/30/5649-police-seize-synthetic-marijuana-in-local-sweep.html/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Police seized synthetic marijuana and drug paraphernalia from two Northeast Philadelphia stores on Wednesday and Thursday as part of a statewide law-enforcement sweep called &ldquo;Operation Artificial High.&rdquo;</p> <p>Drug paraphernalia worth more than $200,000 was seized Thursday from the 1 Stop Smoke Shop on the 10000 block of Verree Road, Deputy ...Holy cow, what have you been smoking?2012-04-04T17:53:00+00:00John Loftushttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2012/apr/4/4988-holy-cow-what-have-you-been-smoking.html/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p><!--StartFragment--> </p><p>What you don&rsquo;t know not only might hurt you, it might get you into a lot of trouble.</p> <p>And you don&rsquo;t <em>really</em> know about synthetic marijuana. Edward Dugan and Michael Garvey Jr. do.</p> <p>The stuff sold in convenience stores and gas stations as &ldquo;incense&rdquo; could get you as high ...It&#039;s almost like the real thing2012-03-21T18:02:00+00:00John Loftushttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2012/mar/21/4907-it-s-almost-like-the-real-thing.html/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p><!--StartFragment--> </p><p>Many things Americans buy are made in China, so it shouldn&rsquo;t be a surprise that some synthetic marijuana that can be easily purchased at stores on Frankford Avenue or Torresdale Avenue comes from China, too.</p> <p>Erstaz grass doesn&rsquo;t come into the United States packaged and ready to smoke, said ...Kids are learning highs, lows of synthetic dope2012-02-08T11:15:00+00:00John Loftushttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2012/feb/8/4633-kids-are-learning-highs-lows-of-synthetic-dope.html/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>What&rsquo;s the real dope on the dope that ain&rsquo;t real dope?</p> <p>Chances are your kids know &mdash; or think they know &mdash; a lot about any number of products that are marketed as herbal incense but are smoked to get marijuana-like highs.</p> <p>One in nine high school seniors has used ...